Emory GCC and Emory Ascend, a
Pan-Asian business professional society, will be holding a China Business
Summit titled "China on the Crossroads of Change” on Saturday, March 24, 2012
in the Math and Science Center Auditorium E208 at Emory University in Atlanta,
GA. The event is scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM and conclude by 3:00 PM. The
Summit will address an array of professional views on China’s business
environment and facilitate in-depth conversations between university students
and professionals. The conference will consist of a keynote speech followed by
two panel discussions focusing on China's rising industries and public policies
in relation to its economic environment, will include a networking session.
Breakfast and lunch will be catered.
The keynote speech will be
delivered by Yawei Liu, director of the China Program at the Carter Center and
founder and editor of China Elections and Governance. Other confirmed panelist
speakers include:

Susan
Walcott, Professor in the Department of Geography at University of North
Carolina;

Chien
Pin Li, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and
International Affairs at Kennesaw State University ;

Grace
Pownall, Associate Dean and Director of Doctoral Studies at Emory Goizueta
Business School, former Vice President of the American Accounting
Association, and Director of the AAA 1999 Doctoral Consortium.

More detailed information
on featured speakers and panelists will be provided on the GCC – Emory website in the coming weeks.